Meeting Abstract P3.129  Sunday, Jan. 6  Does early-life exposure to bacteria have enduring effects on the immune system of zebra finches? KILVITIS, H.J.*; BORUTA, M.; RICHARDS, C.L.; MARTIN, L.B.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida hkilviti@mail.usf.edu Environmental stimuli experienced within critical periods of development can have profound […]

Meeting Abstract P3.88  Sunday, Jan. 6  Documenting the Mechanisms of Elongation Across the Ophidiiformes GALLOWAY, K.A*; MEHTA, R.S; WARD, A.B; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Adelphi University kategalloway12@gmail.com Body elongation is pervasive throughout actinopterygian fishes; it has evolved multiple times independently, and over fifteen percent of the diversity has this body plan. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.175  Sunday, Jan. 6  Do prolonged elevations of corticosterone influence the stable isotope ratios of blood in zebra finches? JOHNSTON, NR*; LOPES, PC; GOLDSMITH, GR; BENTLEY, GE; DAWSON, TE; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley and GABBA, Univ. of Porto; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and Univ. of California, Berkeley; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.37  Sunday, Jan. 6  Do leatherback turtles shift their nesting seasons as a response to changes in sea surface temperature? NEEMAN, N.*; ROBINSON, N.J.; O’CONNOR, M.P.; SPOTILA, J.R.; PALADINO, F.V.; Drexel University; Purdue University; Drexel University; Drexel University; Purdue University nn72@drexel.edu Modern species of sea turtles have survived past shifts in climate. However, current rates […]

Meeting Abstract P3.45  Sunday, Jan. 6  Do heating rates matter for measurement of cardiac output in intertidal mussels? ZIPPAY, M.L.*; BURNETT, N.P.; HELMUTH, B.; University of South Carolina, Biological Sciences and Environmental Sustainability Program; University of California, Berkeley, Department of Integrative Biology; Northeastern University Marine Science Center zippay@environ.sc.edu Most controlled laboratory experiments examining the effects of temperature […]

Meeting Abstract P3.7  Sunday, Jan. 6  Do grasshopper mice actually eat noxious bark scorpions in the field? TATE, T*; JAROSZEWSKI, J; ROWE, A; ROWE, M; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; Sam Houston State; Appalachian State; Univ. Texas, Austin; Sam Houston State tgt007@shsu.edu Grasshopper mice (Onychomys spp.) […]

Meeting Abstract P3.106  Sunday, Jan. 6  Diversity of Adult Lateral Line Morphologies is not Explained by Differences in Neuromast Patterning in Two Lake Malawi Cichlids BECKER, EA*; SCOTT, R; WEBB, JF; University of Rhode Island; URI; URI emily_becker@my.uri.edu The diversity found in the lateral line (LL) system of fishes has been attributed to differences in the pattern […]

Meeting Abstract P3.155  Sunday, Jan. 6  Distribution of ciliated cells and identification of putative olfactory receptors in a novel chemosensory organ in the nudibranch Tritonia diomedea GALLAGHER, CA*; MURRAY, JA; CAIN, SD; CHOATE, BA; Cal. State U. East Bay; Cal. State U. East Bay; Eastern Oregon U; Cal. State U. East Bay james.murray@csueastbay.edu Tritonia diomedea has an […]

Meeting Abstract P3.222  Sunday, Jan. 6  Discovering the genes contributing to thermal stress survival in the coral Acropora millepora CAPPER, RL*; MEYER, E; MATZ, MV; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Oregon State University; Univ. of Texas at Austin roxana.capper@gmail.com The rate at which corals can adapt to changing environments is paramount to understanding how reef ecosystems will […]

Meeting Abstract P3.107  Sunday, Jan. 6  Differential vertebral growth produces variations in adult thoracolumbar proportions in half-bounding mammals JONES, K E*; GERMAN, R Z; Johns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins University kjone108@jhmi.edu Vertebrae are serially homologous structures that are tightly integrated through their development and evolution. However, in mammals the dorsal vertebrae are split into thoracic and lumbar […]